
Jared Bennett
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Watchdog editor @LAist. 89.3 on your dial, #1 in your heart.
Joined January 2012
RT @KathleenBushJo2: 4 ways ICE is training new agents and scaling up:. From @ruskygal at @AP . ICE is looking to more than double its trai….
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RT @SilviaElenaFF: WaPo obtained documents detailing ICE's plan for breakneck detention expansion, including adding +41,000 beds & opening/….
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Internal documents reveal ICE’s plans to double immigrant detention to more than 100,000 beds, including new detention centers for families.
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RT @nicholasgerda: NEW: California police agencies have to publicly document how they use military equipment, like bean bag shotguns, drone….
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Police chief attributed the noncompliance to “an administrative oversight.”
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RT @nicholasgerda: BREAKING: Andrew Do is now in federal prison in Tucson, Arizona to start serving a 5-year sentence over a corruption sch….
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The U.S. attorney handling the case called Do a "Robin Hood in reverse" for stealing money from the poor to enrich himself.
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RT @parisreview: “This summer I want to do a lot of work because I really haven’t done anything for ages and there are a couple of things I….
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On winning the Pulitzer Prize while living in Brazil: “There was one vegetable man we always went to. And he said, ‘You know, it's amazing! Last week Señora (Somebody) took a chance on a bicycle and...
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RT @DrewFranklinKSR: Dressed as Dr. Alan Grant from Jurassic Park, @TTChilders played a surprise pop-up show at Dinosaur World in Cave City….
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Assistance to eligible LA fire survivors has covered an average of about 7% of the damage costs FEMA assessed to their properties so far, less than one third of the proportion covered after the California fires in 2017 or 2018, or the 2023 Hawaii fires.
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Survivors say they're frustrated with the complicated application process while trying to decide if they'll rebuild or relocate.
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RT @ByMikeBaker: The longtime dean of the University of Oregon journalism program has resigned after the student newspaper scrutinized his….
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RT @Erstone7: How much can change in six months, and how little. Six months after January’s fires, recovery is just beginning for many ht….
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There’s been significant progress in the recovery effort, but there’s a long road ahead.
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Facing concerns from the community about unidentified federal agents and people posing as them, Los Angeles Police Chief Jim McDonnell has told officers verify the identities of federal agents on body cam “to ensure transparency and accountability”
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Jim McDonnell, chief of LAPD, has issued new guidance instructing officers to identify federal agents conducting immigration enforcement on body-cam…
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The director of LA's Bureau of Street Lighting said increased revenue could reduce the wait time for street light repairs, replace aging infrastructure and provide the funding and staffing needed to fortify infrastructure against copper wire theft.
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A unique ballot process that’s expected to take place this fall is an attempt to “right-size operations to match the needs today,” the head of the city’s…
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RT @Erstone7: Volunteer historians are racing to record the stories and voices of Eaton Fire survivors
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The Altadena Historical Society, responding to the loss of photos and heirlooms, launches an oral history project for fire survivors.
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RT @radiowagner: After the L.A. fires, hundreds of mortgage companies said they would pause monthly payments for homeowners who lost everyt….
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After the LA fires, some 400 financial institutions agreed to give homeowners a break on their mortgages so they could focus on immediate needs. Homeowners are telling @LAist their banks are not following through on those agreements.
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Borrowers who lost homes tell LAist their banks are not following the rules of a state mortgage relief program. Some have been told they could face…
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RT @camiloreports: NEWS: ICE is detaining 59,000 detainees in facilities across the US, likely a record high, internal figures obtained by….
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ICE is holding around 59,000 detainees in facilities across the country, likely setting a record high, according to internal government data obtained by CBS News.
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RT @oharapoems: I've got to get out of here. I choose a piece of shawl and my dirtiest suntans.
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RT @LApubdefunion: 1. No surprise to anyone that’s been courageously protesting this past few weeks that the #LAPD’s response violates prot….
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